Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Children died before five per woman

Burkina Faso
0.3535
in 2024
Guinea
0.3935
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Guinea rank
7th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
0.511.522.5193719802024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.3935 against 0.3535 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 196 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s 2.35 2.12 0.2266 Burkina Faso
1950s 2.19 2.13 0.0592 Burkina Faso
1960s 2.11 2.07 0.043 Burkina Faso
1970s 1.94 1.94 0.0018 Guinea
1980s 1.55 1.72 0.1658 Guinea
1990s 1.3 1.3 0.0042 Burkina Faso
2000s 0.9531 0.8103 0.1428 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.571 0.5719 0.0009 Guinea
2020s 0.3843 0.4278 0.0436 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.3935 against 0.3535 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
0.04, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Guinea ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed